Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-07
DAKOTA COMBINATIONS

X. Gro0t is.mentioned as the man for
mayor Of Springfield
Seven hundred tons Of hay have been
baled at Vermillion during the winter.
The stock exchange established oil
Deadwood has stiffened prices considera.
biz.
Ben Ash and Editor MoManima, O
Pierre. r betting.cigars on the merits
OF taeir respective new born sons.
George Meade, OF Springfield. had his
arm broken by being thrown from q cut.
ter in illinois. while purchasing horses.
Tho Larimore Pi0neer hopes the lagis.
iature will submit to q vote OF size peo-
pie the question Of division OF the terri
tory.
In the Bangor neighborhood the peo-
PIE are seriously Considering the adj
visibility Of constructing an ark for use
during the spring food.
Messrs. Bonesteei & Turner. OF Spring.
Asld, have concluded to make q separate
establishment Of what has been the
drug department OF. their business.
The extent OF cattle losses ON the
ranges is believed to have been exagger-
ated, now that milder weather enables
more accurate information to be gather
ed.
A train thief vt Ossian, Ia, carried of
q grip containing papers worth $780,
and belonging 10 r. w. Gale, of Can-
ton First National, while that gentleman
was in the smoking oar.
Some Of the horses with which Geo.
Mead.is going to fill his $4,000 gov
srnment contract Of Santee Agency have
arrived at Springfield, Mr.. Meade is
stiliin illinois buying horses.
A gas we'll was struck on the farm oil
r. M. Mcclure, eight miles northwest
Of Blunt, last week, at q depth of 1874
feet. It has burned INCREASINGLY ever
since il VAS lighted. February oath.
Under the new postal Law Huron, with
$t0,949.32 gross annual receipts, and the
Sioux Falls with $l2. $50. 81 are entitled
to freefpostal delivery. Grand Forks,
with $9.34l.37 falls just below the S1o.-
900 limit.
Large quantities Of pickerel are being
caught from Jim. river at Mellette
through holes cut in the ice. Bnll.aead
swarm around the stock watering places
SO that it is impossible to dip up q pail
Of water without catching one or more.
A gentleman who has just returned 70
Pierre from Potter and Walworsh coun-
ties, reports great suffering among the
live stock. Coal is $40 per ton and
ecaroe at that while IL is almost impossi-
bic to carry more than 200 pounds over
the deep and badly drifted snow.
Travellers returning to Grand Forks
from the east and south report an in
crease in the number of inquiries con-
oernlng Dakota. The railroad agents
fad an awakening at all points in
reference to the eligibility Of Dakota for
farmers IN moderate circumstances.
Gov. Church's territorial appoint-
ments give satisfaction at
Aberdeen, though the people
feel that their CITY should have been
recognized at the hands of the governor.
BY the appointments Of either a railroad
commissioner Of the oonaSlissioner Of
immigration.
The township election held at Yer.
m~iiiionflast week resulted: Supervisors,
p. W. Collar, John Ward and Ed
CIR liner; Assessor, "A. q. Lathrop;
Treasurer A. y. Oakley; Clerk, Geo.
Kolb; Justice of the peace, s. W. Kid.
der; Copstables, Pat Sullivan, and Man
~ Horton; For road supervisor, Dist
No. g. Il. Crippen, Dist. No 2. Miles
Kassell.